<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Grounds Up Blog</title><description>Insights for better meetings. Structure, fairness, and tools for teams that want to be heard.</description><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Everyone agrees. And that&apos;s the problem.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/everyone-agrees-and-thats-the-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/everyone-agrees-and-thats-the-problem/</guid><description>When nobody disagrees, it feels good. But agreement without friction is often not a sign of clarity – but of fear. About groupthink, social pressure, and the structure that makes dissent possible. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/everyone-agrees-and-thats-the-problem/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Meetings</category><category>Groupthink</category><category>Decision Making</category></item><item><title>We talked about everything.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/we-talked-about-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/we-talked-about-everything/</guid><description>How a simple time statistic at the end of meetings defuses emotional conflicts and shows what really happened. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/we-talked-about-everything/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Meetings</category><category>Time Management</category><category>Transparency</category></item><item><title>Who is actually facilitating?</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/who-is-actually-facilitating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/who-is-actually-facilitating/</guid><description>How missing facilitation leads meetings into chaos – and why the solution isn&apos;t charisma, but structure. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/who-is-actually-facilitating/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Meetings</category><category>Facilitation</category><category>Meeting Structure</category></item><item><title>Why am I here?</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/why-am-i-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/why-am-i-here/</guid><description>Why you don&apos;t have to sit silently in meetings – and how active participation in agenda creation helps you figure out if you really need to be there. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/why-am-i-here/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Meeting-Culture</category><category>Agenda</category><category>Voting</category></item><item><title>Voting over Volume.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/voting-over-volume/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/voting-over-volume/</guid><description>How a simple vote ensures that important topics don&apos;t get drowned out by volume – and every topic gets its fair share of time. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/voting-over-volume/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Voting</category><category>Agenda</category></item><item><title>Away for a moment. And suddenly everything is awkward.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/away-for-a-moment-and-suddenly-everything-is-awkward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/away-for-a-moment-and-suddenly-everything-is-awkward/</guid><description>How a small signal dissolves the invisible break when someone needs to briefly leave a meeting. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/away-for-a-moment-and-suddenly-everything-is-awkward/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Remote Work</category><category>Meeting Culture</category></item><item><title>One person always talks forever.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/one-person-always-talks-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/one-person-always-talks-forever/</guid><description>How a simple timer dissolves the silent imbalance in meetings – without anyone having to be interrupted. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/one-person-always-talks-forever/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Timeboxing</category><category>Facilitation</category></item><item><title>Eight smart people. One useless meeting.</title><link>https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/eight-smart-people-one-useless-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/eight-smart-people-one-useless-meeting/</guid><description>Why meetings don&apos;t fail because of people, but because of missing structure. &lt;a href=&quot;https://grounds-up.coffee/en/blog/eight-smart-people-one-useless-meeting/&quot;&gt;→ Read more&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Meeting Structure</category><category>Decision Making</category></item></channel></rss>